Nintendo Direct and State of Play

09/18/23 • 99 min

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The past week's one-two punch from Nintendo and Sony have us floored by a panoply of RPG announcements and reveals. How will we recover? As we lay there in a stupor all we can do is reflect on the choices that got us here. Someday we'll redouble our efforts and re-enter the fray. But for now, in the interim, we can do naught but ice our wounds and talk for an hour-and-a-half about the incredible games on the horizon. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Unicorn Overlord, SaGa Emerald Beyond, and Eiyuden Chronicle just to name a few!

Also in this Episode:

If it isn't Paper Mario, you old dog, you. How long has it been? Feels like a Thousand Years!

Star Ocean: Second Story R. The 'R' stands for 'Really Good So Far'!

Unity did a big oops

Starfield, Kat has some notes

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intros

07:20 - Main Topic

27:44 - FF7 Spoiler Warning

44:00 - FF7 Discussion Ends

45:36 - Random Encounters

58:32 - The Tavern

1:30:00 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Town of Good Harvest - [Baten Kaitos II]

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Also in this Episode:

If it isn't Paper Mario, you old dog, you. How long has it been? Feels like a Thousand Years!

Star Ocean: Second Story R. The 'R' stands for 'Really Good So Far'!

Unity did a big oops

Starfield, Kat has some notes

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intros

07:20 - Main Topic

27:44 - FF7 Spoiler Warning

44:00 - FF7 Discussion Ends

45:36 - Random Encounters

58:32 - The Tavern

1:30:00 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Town of Good Harvest - [Baten Kaitos II]

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Previous Episode

Sea of Stars w/ Brenden Groom

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Finally, a throwback RPG inspired by classics like Chrono Trigger! But perhaps Sea of Stars is hiding something truly special? No spoilers this episode but prepare to have your interest piqued by this very special little homage to the JRPG golden age full of twists and turns. Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by special guest Brenden Groom of the Pass the Controller podcast to discuss this hidden gem!

Also in this Episode:

The crew finds more opportunities to throw Golden Sun under the bus!

I want shorter RPGs with worse graphics and I'm NOT kidding

The Joy of Fishing

Eric's Chrono Trigger Report

Kat's Starfield Report

Timestamps:

02:08 - Intros

07:20 - Main Topic

48:16 - Random Encounters

51:36 - The Tavern

1:27:36 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Gentle Wind - [Baten Kaitos]

Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Languishing Mambo - [Sakura Wars]

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Next Episode

Cyberpunk 2.0 w/ Michael Higham

We're back in Night City jacking into the firewalls of cyber-brains and scrapping digi-cops or whatever with the new Phantom Liberty expansion! Is this Cyberpunk 2077's redemption arc or would you be better off watching a holo-prog in your cogni-puter? I have no idea what terms they use for things in Cyberpunk but I feel like I must be pretty close. I'm sure there's a drug called like, FRAG or something. Anyway, special guest Michael Higham returns to talk with Eric and Nadia about all that and more!

Also in this Episode:

Unity keeps falling down stairs

Microsoft sprung a leak

Where is P stored?

Chrono Trigger Update!

Timestamps:

02:16 - Intros

05:36 - Main Topic

56:56 - Random Encounters

1:04:16 - The Tavern

1:29:52 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode: